Eastman in Korean alliance

Eastman has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kolmar Korea in the personal care market. This will use Kolmar’s end-to-end manufacturing capabilities and global reach to expanding access to Eastman’s Esmeri cellulose ester technology, with other ingredients potentially to follow.

This includes the latest addition to the range, Esmeri CC1N10, which is a micropowder for colour cosmetics. According to Eastman, this is readily biodegradable according to OECD 301B guidelines, meeting EU biodegradation regulations for synthetic polymer microparticles.